'Glamorous and atmospheric with a cast of brilliantly untrustworthy characters' CATHERINE COOPER'Totally gripping... Succession on the high seas' HARRIET TYCEA POWERFUL FAMILY. A LUXURY CRUISE. A KILLER ON BOARD...I recently married Mattia Scarmardo, head of one of the wealthiest – and most ruthless – families in the world.I invited you on a five night voyage to New York aboard their glamorous new s...

Bloomsbury presents Sun Trap by Rachel Wolf, read by Alexandra Boulton.'Insanely gripping.' ANGELA CLARKE'The perfect escapist read.’ CLARE LESLIE HALLBE CAREFULEllie has wanted to be an actor since she was a child so, when a role in a blockbuster film presents itself, she grabs it.WHAT YOUOn the plane to Abu Dhabi to begin filming, Ellie overhears something she shouldn’t – two ...

When life, or the spirit of experimentation, or the whim of watercolor itself leads artists outside their comfort zone, conditions are favorable for something new and wonderful to happen. Splash 11: New Directions features 126 such somethings, representing the best watercolor work being created today.As intriguing as the paintings themselves, the artists talk about what inspired these new directions - anything from a trip around the world to a bowl of apples passed by a hu...

"Drawing is the connection between eye, heart and hand."--Linda WesnerDrawing is a fundamental skill for artists in any medium, a wonderfully direct means of expression and the driving inspiration behind this provoking collection. Strokes of Genius 3 celebrates drawing as an art form in its own right, featuring work from 95 of today's brightest artists.In this brilliant collection of drawings, 95 contemporary artists explore the subjects that touch their hea...

The best of the best--20 years of watercolor brilliance!Over the past 20+ years, Splash has built a reputation as the premier showcase of contemporary watercolor...a gathering place for the best work and freshest ideas from today's top artists. Page by page, the series' 14 editions have painted a masterful portrait of the current state of the medium. Now, Splash Retrospective celebrates the best of the best in one big, breathtaking compilation!

"Do not only draw what you see," encourages artist Gary Rudisill (p55), "create what you feel." In Strokes of Genius 5, that feeling is delivered through strong and inventive design. Covering a tantalizing range of styles, the work within illustrates the many ways today's best artists choreograph shape, value, line, texture and color into compositions that create drama, tell a story, and pull viewers in. Featuring unusual perspectives, tantalizing contrasts and other dynamic desig...

This sixth volume in the celebrated Strokes of Genius series explores the power of value. From the darkest darks to the lightest lights and all the notes in between, value can build works of incredible complexity, or pure and simple poetry. More than any other single element of art, value has the power to force a flat surface into a realistic sense of dimension, convey textures, establish mood, and evoke terrific plays of light and shadow. In the hands of the skillful artists in t...

Truth. Beauty. Experience. Emotion.The artists included in Art Journey: Portraits and Figures say they have discovered all of these things and more through their work. Sometimes it's in the eyes. Or perhaps it's the hint of an expression that seems to beckon one closer, begging to share a secret. Maybe it's the tilt of a chin. Or the posture or stance of one's subject. But in a well executed portrait or figure? Something special, something unique that is invariably reveale...

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.This month, for science fiction, we've got original shorts by Ashok K. Banker ("A Vortal in Midtown") and Charlie Jane Anders ("Cake Baby"), along with SF reprints by Le...

A tense, twisty destination thriller, perfect for reading by the pool on hot summer days, f****rom the author of FIVE NIGHTS.'Insanely gripping.' ANGELA CLARKE'The perfect escapist read.' CLARE LESLIE HALL'Rachel Wolf has done it again.' HARRIET TYCEBE CAREFULEllie has wanted to be an actor since she was a child so, when a role in a blockbuster...

'Sinister and masterfully paced.' SUN'Perfect reading escapism.' HEATHER CRITCHLOW'I loved it!... the perfect page-turner.' FLISS CHESTER'Perfect for fans of The White Lotus.' CASS GREENEven paradise has shadows.July 2025. Tash and Mark host a birthday weekend for their son, Dom, at their luxury villa on a Greek island, inviting a s...

Get ready for kid-approved ideas that celebrate the great outdoors year round! Whether you’re building forts or making fresh cider, there’s something for every kid and every season.What might unfold if we put away our devices for an hour, a day, or even longer? What adventures await, when we press pause on technology? The Unplugged Family Activity Book invites you and your loved ones to connect, create, and celebra...